Top baby names in Maine, 1949

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Linda561
2Mary275
3Nancy271
4Susan257
5Patricia231
6Sharon209
7Barbara201
8Brenda198
9Donna176
10Carol174
11Sandra170
12Diane154
13Deborah150
13Judith150
15Pamela142
16Kathleen123
17Margaret114
18Jane109
19Gail103
20Bonnie97
21Jean96
22Elizabeth95
23Karen93
24Cheryl92
25Cynthia91
26Joan90
27Elaine83
28Gloria78
29Suzanne76
30Janice75
31Shirley72
32Paula69
33Joyce67
34Ann60
35Betty59
35Christine59
37Carolyn58
37Rebecca58
37Sheila58
40Constance57
40Joanne57
40Ruth57
43Lorraine56
44Pauline53
45Helen52
45Janet52
45Marie52
48Jacqueline51
49Dorothy50
50Beverly49

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert483
2Richard455
3David434
4John381
5Michael380
6James327
7William284
8Stephen264
9Thomas232
10Paul226
11Ronald222
12Donald211
13Daniel175
14Charles152
15Gary151
16Roger143
17Peter137
18Dennis136
19Bruce135
20George126
21Raymond116
21Wayne116
23Kenneth114
24Larry111
25Steven100
26Philip96
26Timothy96
28Joseph95
29Brian90
30Edward86
31Alan83
32Mark81
33Gerald80
33Gregory80
35Lawrence73
36Douglas66
37Frank62
38Arthur60
39Dale59
40Harold58
41Jeffrey56
42Dana54
42Frederick54
44Roland52
45Ralph51
46Russell49
47Albert46
47Norman46
47Rodney46
50Barry43